Forensic Engineering Fundamentals

Title: Forensic Engineering Fundamentals
Author: Darren Franck, Harold Franck
ISBN: 0367778521 / 9780367778521
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 488
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2021
Availability: 2 to 3 weeks

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This book encompasses the broad range of subject matter forensic engineers may encounter, covering cases as varied as assessment of workplace accidents to the investigation of Halliburton in the BP oil spill. The most comprehensive text available, this book is suitable for a two semester course or as a reference for professionals entering the field. The text incorporates some of the most common disciplines encountered by the practicing forensic engineer and includes pertinent problems at the end of each chapter.

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Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Structural Distress
Chapter 3 : Blasting and Earth Movement
Chapter 4 : Mold and Environmental Problems
Chapter 5 : Water Related Losses
Chapter 6 : Appliance and Equipment Failures
Chapter 7 : Slips and Falls - Injuries to Humans
Chapter 8 : Industrial and Construction Accidents
Chapter 9 : Accident Reconstruction
Chapter 10 : Electrical Incidents and Lightning
Chapter 11 : Electrocutions
Chapter 12 : Fires
Chapter 13 : Miscellaneous Losses
Chapter 14 : Probability Sensitivity and Uncertainty
Chapter 15 : Standards

Appendix A : Values of Fundamental Constants
Appendix B : Acronyms
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